Sunday June 8, 2014: Pentecost Sunday Year A St. Jospeh Parish Cottleville, Missouri, U.S.A. Acts 2:1-11 / PS 104:1,24,29-30,31,34 / 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13 / JN 20:19-23 Today the Church celebrates the great feast of Pentecost. We celebrate that great day when, after Christ ascended to the right hand of the the Father,… Continue reading Solemnity of Pentecost 2014

Sunday May 11th: Sunday of the Fourth Week of Easter Year A St. Elizabeth Mother of John the Baptist Parish St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Acts 2: 14A,36-41: PS 23:1-2A,3B-4, 5, 6: 1 Pt 2:20B-25: Jn 10:1-10. When people hear that I have 5 brothers and 5 sisters they often tell me that my mom… Continue reading Mothers Day 2014

Most Catholics, following the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church[1]accept that hell exists. Yet some Catholics hold that while hell exists it could very well be the case that no human beings will end up in hell. While the Church never condemns anyone to hell or definitively teaches that anyone is in hell,… Continue reading Is Hell Populated?

The word liturgy is often used by Catholics as synonymous with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. While all of liturgy culminates in the Mass, the Mass is not the whole of liturgy. The word liturgy can signify a variety of other services as well. Liturgy at its root means an obligation… Continue reading What is Liturgy?

Our Lord, in his last seven sayings provides a deep wellspring for our meditation. He lays out for us a deep insight into the 7 sacraments. When meditated on individually and then together as a whole they provide us with an opportunity to hear Christ speaking to us, to hear Him encouraging and showing us… Continue reading Lenten Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ: Conclusion